Eugene Robinson / TruthdigAug 13, 2013
President Obama's message about the government's massive electronic surveillance programs came through loud and clear: Get over it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigAug 13, 2013
Many supporters of Bradley Manning and WikiLeaks were unhappy with Academy Award-winning documentarian Alex Gibney's "We Steal Secrets," but in a new interview with David Sirota, the director expresses support for the Army private as well as for website founder Julian Assange. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 12, 2013
Egyptian authorities said Sunday night that protesters encamped in two locations in support of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi had 24 hours to clear out. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 12, 2013
The Syrian civil war has given rise to a wave of kidnappings and ransoms as desperate members of the opposition movement struggle to support themselves and their cause, Patrick Cockburn writes at The Independent. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 11, 2013
"It is more plausible to look upon the embassy closures and the official accounts thereof as political theater and insulting, cynical manipulation than it is to accept them at face value," author Patrick Smith writes at Salon. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 11, 2013
Israel approved nearly 1,200 new housing units Sunday on land that the Palestinians claim for their state just three days before U.S.-sponsored peace talks on the borders of such a state are due to begin in Jerusalem. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
BLANKAug 11, 2013
Americans love an underdog So they should be cheering Ladar Levison, a 32-year-old digital security specialist who closed the email service he operated for 10 years rather than help the US government spy on his customers So they should be cheering a digital security specialist who closed the service he operated for 10 years rather than help the government spy on his customers. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 9, 2013
Top secret documents passed to The Guardian by Edward Snowden show the National Security Agency has a "secret backdoor" into its databases that allows its agents to search U.S. citizens' email and phone calls without a warrant or other oversight. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 9, 2013
The U.S. all but shut down its diplomatic office in Lahore, Pakistan, ordering nonessential staff to move to the capital Islamabad while citing a specific threat amid soaring terrorist violence in the country. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 9, 2013
This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Nato Green, Ninotchka Rosca, Phil Yu, Leilani Albano, Laura Carlsen, Bill Boyarsky, and Robert Scheer on racism three ways, the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Bradley Manning and Obama's change of heart. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 9, 2013
This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Nato Green, Ninotchka Rosca, Phil Yu, Leilani Albano, Laura Carlsen, Bill Boyarsky, and Robert Scheer on racism three ways, the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Bradley Manning and Obama's change of heart. Dig deeper
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 9, 2013
U.S. drones killed 12 people in Yemen who the government claims are al-Qaida suspects. Thursday's action was the eighth such attack in less than two weeks amid warnings of terrorist assaults on Western outposts. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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